Key-ring holder



R. L. COOPER.

7 KEY RING HOLDER.

APPLICATIONfILED AUGJI, 1921.

Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

UNITED STATES 3031 331 LEE COOPER, on MIDDLETOWN. 0HIO,' ,AssIeNoR;T0.TH MAS S B iD, O

7 v Q MIDDLETOWN, OHIO, V

KEY-RING HOLDER.

T0 aZl-w/ziommay concern:

Be'itknownthat I, ROBERT Lnn Coornn, citizen of the United States. residing at Middletown, in the county of Butler and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Key-Ring Holders; and I do, declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of'the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art The principal object of the invention is to.

provide a device of this class which embodies belt engaging means inoludlng closed loops through which the belt passes,, together. with 'a clip which is carried bythe' means,

this clip being such thatit permits a key ring to be detachably connected therewith and'has a portion thereofbearingagainst the vbeltto bind, the latter against the loops in such a way as to preventl'oss of the belt engaging means off of the belt when the ends of the belt are separated.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this class wherein eachbeltengaging device is formed from a small piece of tubing which is flattened and has a portion cut out to provide the aforesaid loops through which the belt passes, thus providing a device which is extremely advantageous from themanufacturers viewpoint, andis inexpensive.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same:

Figure l is a front elevational view of a keyring holder constructed in accordance with this invention showing the same at tached to a section of a persons belt. 7

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the plane of the line 2'-2 of Fig. 1. e

Figure 3 is a rear elevational. view of the device. r V

Figure 4 is a view likeFig; 1 showing a sli htly modified form of the invention.

igure 5 is a rear elevational view of this form'of the invention.

spe ifi io of Letters materia senses. a Application filed August 11, leer-semi mime; i

' Figure 6 is asectional view taken; substantiallyen'th P n Qf' 'e i Peer Fig." i

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates generally the belt engaging device, 2 designates the'spring'clip or retainer for the key ring Rtand'B designatesa portion of a per- PATENT v orrlcs,

souls be 16:; In fOrmingthe, bglt engagin V devicel, I mplo le gth of tubing t in; 5 v

to substantially rectangular pieces Iandflat tened so that; it assumes theelongated' sub,- stantially oval shape shown in the drawings. Then; I cut away ,a portion ofthis material'leaving sidev portions 3 and a cen tral connecting portion, 4'. The side por tions 3 provide what may be conveniently termed loops'for passage'of the belt, while the portion '4; servesas a connection for .these loops-i Theportion.le'alsoservesas a means to permit attachment" of' one end of the spring clip 2 thereto, Itfis togbe stated here that this spring clip is simply formedfrom a bandwhi'ch is permanently Isecured at one endto the portion asin'di'cated at 5; bein bent intermediate its ends as indicated at 6 and spaced slightly away from the front face of the member 1 as indicated at 7 The extremity of this end of the band which is free, is bent upon itself as indicated at 8 and provides a restricted entrance for the key ring R. It is to be-noted that the bend 6 is disposed below the edge of the belt I and thus provides 'suflicient space between the latter and band to accommodate the keyring after it has been pulled downwardly between the portion 7 of the band and front,

face'of the member 1. At this point I wish to direct attention to the fact thatthe band which serves to form the key-ring .clip is away from the inner face of'th 'e mem er '1 the loops and will prevent slippage of the device 1 off of the belt even afterth d of the belt are separated." r

1 It has been previously indicated that the V 5 forms of the invention shown in Figs. 4 to 6 are slight modifications. .By referring to these figuresit will be seen that the parts of the device are substantial duplicates of the parts above described with the exception that the clip for retaining the key ring I and having its opposite end bent upwardly bent at the point 9 so as to space it sli htly V to be gripped by hand and easily and readily 5 the key-ring between the clip and belt-engaging device. Otherwise, this form of the invention 18 the same as thatdescrlbed and therefore the same reference characters will apply to all like parts in both forms of the invention. I

In use, the device 1 is placed upon the belt and slid to the desired position, being retained in place by the bend 9 of the retaining clip 2. WVhile the clip serves to retain this device 1 against slippage, it permits it K moved tothe desired point or be entirely re- Qmoved from the belt Whenever desired. It is hardly necessary to state that the key ring R is, slipped between the free end 8 of the clip 2 and is forced between the latter and part 1 until it is allowedto seat in the bend 6 below the part 1 where it can be rotated to permit the keys to be attached and detached.

By carefully considering the description in connection with v the drawings, persons familiar with devices of this class will doubtless be able to obtain a clear underobtained with the construction and arrangement herein shown and described, this standing of the invention. Therefore, a

taken as the preferredembodiment of the invention. However, I wish it to be understood that minor changes coming within the scope of the subjoined claims maybe resorted to if desired.

I claim:

1. A key ring holder comprisinga belt engaging device having a closed loop for passage of the belt, and a spring key ring clip secured at one end to said device, its

opposite end being free, said clip being bent closed loops for passage of the belt and a flat portion connecting said loops together,

a key ring clip formedfrom a strip of resilient metal; said strip being secured at one of its ends to the inner flat face of said con necting portion and being bent between its ends at a point below the lower edge of the latter and then bent upwardly along the front face thereof and having its free end bent to facilitate insertion of the keyring.

' In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 7 my hand. 7 I

ROBERT LEE COOPER. i 

